2 Down, 4 To Go

It has been a while since I last posted. Chase did well after his first round of chemo. The first 2 days after chemo he had the most energy he’s had in five years. He was able to exercise the day after and he was feeling good. By the third day it started to kick in and he got a little sick. That lasted three days then he felt good again. He has been tired but not much more than before he started chemo. For six days following the first round of chemo he had the most random side effect. He got hiccups. These lasted a week and never went away. We called his doctor and they said sometimes that happens and not to be worried. It was more annoying for him than anything.

This past Thursday we went in for his second round at the Cancer Center at Village Point in Omaha. They took his vitals and his blood pressure was higher tan normal and he gained 15 pounds since the last treatment two weeks before. After they took his vitals and accessed his port we had a meeting with his oncologist, Julie Vose. While we were there we told her about the symptoms he was having and how he threw up for a few days following treatment. Also, I was explaining his mood swings. He was very irritable and angry for a week following treatment and I wasn’t sure if this was normal, but it was not my husband. I asked her if that was a normal side effect of Decadron, the anti-nausea medicine he was taking. She told us he should not be taking that but instead should be taking Reglan and Zofran. This explained the weight gain and mood swings. I was upset they told us to take the wrong medicine, but I’m happy we told them and they changed it for the second round. After that we had about an hour to wait before the treatment so we went to paradise café down the street and got some breakfast.

At 10:30 am they began the second round of chemo and it took a little less than 2 hours. He slept the whole time and took it like a champ. He felt fine afterwards and we went shopping downtown and walked around a lot. He has also gotten the hiccups again this time around but not as bad as the first round. They prescribed him a muscle relaxant and that has helped but it makes him very tired. We have been relaxing a lot today. We drove back from Omaha yesterday and have been lounging around enjoying the warm weather. Thank you to everyone for the support and lovely letters you all have sent us! This next week before the next round we plan to go on evening walks more now that the weather is getting nicer. Thank you for the love. 

xoxo,

Danielle Eilers